Saturday, April 11, 2015

Report: Two Iranian Quds Force officers captured in Yemen...

Local militiamen in the Yemeni city of Aden said they
captured two Iranian military officers advising Houthi rebels during
fighting on Friday evening.
Tehran has denied providing military support for Houthi fighters,
whose advances have drawn air strikes by a regional coalition led by
Saudi Arabia, the Islamic Republic’s main rival for influence in the
Gulf.
If confirmed, the presence of two Iranian officers, who the local
militiamen said were from an elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards,
would further worsen relations between Tehran and Riyadh who are vying
for dominance in the region.
Three sources in the southern port city’s anti-Houthi militias said
the Iranians, identified as a colonel and a captain, were seized in two
separate districts that have been rocked by heavy gun battles.
“The initial investigation revealed that they are from the Quds Force
and are working as advisors to the Houthi militia,” one of the sources
told Reuters.